[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #57663] printf output doc error

[Francesco Potortì]

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #57663 (project octave):

This is what I get (which in my opinion is the expected behaviour:

octave> version
ans = 5.1.0

octave> printf("%.2g ",10.^(-6:6)/3)
3.3e-07 3.3e-06 3.3e-05 0.00033 0.0033 0.033 0.33 3.3 33 3.3e+02 3.3e+03
3.3e+04 3.3e+05

I find this behaviour useful and expected.

In fact, I was looking for a method to set the number of significant digits
and a parameter called "precision" looks like the obvious choice.

I was surprised when I read the docs, as the behaviour I observe is the same
as it is for the printf function of the C library.

According to Mathworks' docs, Matlab's printf behaves this way as well.


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